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BIG TIMBER; MONTANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY S,  1905.
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OFFICE —Nkxt to Solberg's.
After Months of Stubborn Resistance General Stoessel of the Russian Forces
Asks for Terms. -
After months of the most stubborn re
sistance known to " history, General
Stoessel, commander of the Russian
forces, at Port Arthur, on Now Year's
day sent a messenger to the commander
of the Japanese asking for"terras of surrender;  ' '      ->
The following is the correspondence
between the two commanders:
General Nogl reports as follows;
•'At 5 in the afternoon of Jan. 1 the
enemy's bearer of a flag of truce came
into the first lino of our position south
of Shuishiying and handed a letter to our
officers. The same reached me at 9
o'clock at night. The letter is as follows:
' Judging by the general condition of
the whole Ike of hostile positions held
by you I find further resistance of Port
Arthur useless, and for the purpose of
preventing needlees sacrifice of lives I
propose to hold negotiations with reference to capitulation.'
"Should you consent to the same, you
will please appoint commisioners for discussing the order and conditions regarding capitulation.and also appoint a place
for such commissioners to meet the same
appointed by me'
•' I take this opportunity to convoy to
your excellency assurances of   my respect.
(Signed) " 'Stoessel'
•'Shortly after dawn today I will dispatch our bearer of a flag of truce with
the following reply addressed to Stoessel:
• " '1 have the honor to reply to your
proposal to hold negotiations regarding
the"conditions and order of capitulation.
For this purpose I have appointed as
commissioner Major General Ijichi. chief
of staff of our army. He will be accompanied by some staff officers and civil
officials. They will meet your commissioners Jan. 2. noon, at Shuishiying.
" 'The commissioners of both parties
will be empowered to sign a convention
for the capitulation without waiting for
ratification and cause the same to take
immediate effect.
" 'Authorization for such powers shall
be signed by the highest officer of both
the negotiating parties and the same
shall be exchangad by the respective com-
.nissioners-
" 'I avail myself of this opportunity to
convey to your excellency assurances of
uiy respect.
(Sigued) " 'Nogi.' "
It is beleived here that the Port
Arthur garrison has received liberal
terms. There is a general disposition to
be magnanimous, in view of the garrison's marveleous defense.
The public has not been informed to
the result of the meeting of the capitulation commissioners at noon to-day, but it
is believed that tho terms had already
been agreed upon.
In military circles the opinion was expressed that the discussion covered only
a few questions, including allowing "the
garrison to march out carrying their
arms, permitting the garrison to return
to Rus>ia with or without their officers,
and requiring their parole not to take
any furthur part in the war.
It is possible that Japan will permit
the entire garrison to return to Russia
with arms upon giving their parole.
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COUNTY TREASURER'S ANNUAL REPORT
To ,-Stnto Examiner for Year" Ending November 30, 100+.
Grass County, Montana.
S«reet
LEGISLATURE IN SESSION.
General Fund ...:	
Contingent'Fund	
ltoud Fund.'.	
Poor Fuml  	
Bond Interest Fund	
County High School Fund	
Bond Fund .'	
General School Fund	
District School Fund	
City of Big Timber Fund -.
Fisli and Game Fund	
Stato Fund	
State Bounty Fund	
Stock Inspector and Petectivo Fund. .
Stock Indemnity Fund	
Sheep Inspector and Indemnity Fund.
Stato Stock Bounty Fund	
District Court Clork Deposit	
Estates Unsettled—
Cemetery Fund ■.	
Redemption Fund '	
Total.
Balance
iu Fund
Doc. 1, 190.1
19,115 00
II,3S1 02
.0,191 04
1,!M ?i
5,870 91
5,032 89
"c,8i6'03
10,81.> 90
.'1,8T>1 04
'. 308 98
7,702 40
11 If
-.: 918 31
"J   01 84
.'-.'320 84
8,677 41
?734 50
*   83,890 81
Received
for Credit
during
Year.
19,099 04
12,040 30
7,370 01
1,588 00
4,900 32
4,914 10
!),44;V3e
19,107 35
2.207 37
327 47
9,27K 52
308 87
745 47
50 81
182 47
3.015 45
119 7;;
ISMf
$    95,524 30
Total
38.S14 13
23,380 52
13,501 08
3.085 72
10,837 23
10,547 03
"ia',275'41
29,983 31
4,001 31
030 45
17,070 U8
220 02
1,003 78
112 05
403 31
0,722 80
854 25
184 45
$ 178,415 11
Paid'out
and
chargod
during  »r,
11,000 29
10,577 51
7,845 37
1.431 »7
5,700 00
2,711 31
9,32:i'05
17,518 95
2,034 00
335 55
9,400 90
208.07
987 73
00 74
240 03
1,043 91
181 45
•?   87,304 32
Balanco to
Credit of
Fund Nov.
30,1904.
24.153 84
12,.<02 98
5.71(1 31
1,053 75
5,137 23
7,835 71
"o,«r,i*4«
12,404 30
2.037 31
300 !K)
7,574 02
1105
070 05
45 91
150 08
2.078 «5
854 35
$   01.030 79
Transforcd from Gen. Fund to Dist. School Fund
" " • County Gen. Fund to Road Fund
-    Total Transforod..;' .'	
$     9,323 95
1.000 00
$     9,323 95
1,000 00
%    10,923 95
1
$    10,923 95
Balance on hand, Dec. 1st. 1903..:...- r	
Received and charged during year :	
Total m
Paid out and credited during year : .-•.
Balanco on haud, Nov. 30,1901	
Received from taxes 1904  .'	
" "    delinquent taxes	
" "    penalty, interests and costs '.	
•' "    liconscs	
" "    county officers fees	
' "    sale of county bonds	
" "    salo of school district bonds	
" "    other sources, viz	
" "    state school income fund	
82,890 81
84,000-35 :
70,440,37
91,050 70
$  107,491 14
.a *
b
.c
.d
. o
..f ..
72,058 02
1,714 24
208 45
4,176 75
3,350 99
2,493 90
Total.
*   84.G00 35
Delinquent Taxes by Funds.
Stato	
Stock Indemnity	
Stock Inspector and Detective..
Sheop Insp. and Ind	
Stock Bounty	
County	
AH Other Taxes	
Total i	
Total Delinquent Taxes.
1904
232 32
1
20 25
• 3 75
92 74
1,380 31
,   015 02
Prev. Yr.
800 87
55 85
41 30
29 18
264 82
3.974 90
1.281 00
$     2,353 14 *     6,507 94
8,800 08
Stato	
Stock Indemnity	
Stock Insp. and Dct	
Sheep Insp. and Indem.
Stock Bounty	
County	
Total.
Levy of Taxes in
Mills.
1903.
O 1-9
1-10
11-3
1-3
31-2
15
1904.
21-2
' • 1-10
1 1-2
1-2
3 1-3
15
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Willis Hedges  Elected   Speaker—Republicans Have Clear Field.
The ninth legislature assembly started off Monday without   friction.
In the house Willis Hedges of Fergus
county was chosen speaker, tho, vote
being Hedges 36, Johnson 22, Lannin 9,
Bennett was not a candidate. The repub- j
licans voted solid for Hodges, tho democrats for Johnson and tho fusionists for
Lannin. ,' ";
Senator K. F.JWhite of Beaverhead
was chosen'speaker pro tern of the. senate. C. E. Wight of Great Falls, was
appointed secretary of the senuto; and
Nate Godfrey was appointed clerk of
the house. Agnes Shea of Sweet Grass
county was among tho committee clerks
appointed in the house.
231-10   331-10
1901...
1902...
1903..
1004...
Total	
Total of previous years not classified.
Grand Total	
Delinquent Taxes by
Classes.
405 02
819 38
1,135 35
1,600 70
v
577 38
301 00
279 40
691 38
4,030 51 %     1.809 70
 $     3,030 81
         8,860 08
ss:
State of Montana, \
County of Sweet Grass, J
' I, J. W Geiger, County Treasurer in and for the County aforesaid, do
solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is a full and true statement of the
Receipts and disbursements for the County of Sweet Grass and State of Montana
for the year ending Nov. 30,1904 to the best of my knowledge and belief, so help
me God.
Subscribed and sworn to before,me this 28th day of December, 1904.
H. C. Allen, J. W. Geiger.
County Clerk. County Treasurer.
Stockholders Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Big
Timber National Bank will be held at
the office of said bank on Tuesday,
January 10,1905, between the hours of
10 a. m. and 4 p. m. for the purpose, of
electing a full board of directors for the
ensuing year and for the transaction of
such other business as may properly
come before the meeting.   .
John P. Asbcry,
.Cashier.
Dec 10, 1904.
. Crate*!.
Witness—Do you mean to insinuate
that I am not speaking the truth?
Lawyer—Oh, no! You are simply making a business statement.—Pearson's
Weekly.
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Little Harry—I'm hungry;-1 didn't
g«t balf enough dinner. Little Elsie—
What did-you have for dinner? Little
Harry—Company,—Chicago News.
A difficulty i» at the doer of every de-
A Sensible Move.
. Rah for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway. It has advanced, at one
leap, fifty years to tho lead, by. putting
on observation cars which have compartments for women.
Ordinarily a woman is pretty much of
an intruder in an observation car, when
she has the nerve to fight her way
through tho tobacco smoke and, timidly
pick out a seat which isn't occupied by
tho feet of somo impetial male being.
There is no doubt, tho most effective
answer to the man who claims America
to be a paradise for chivalry would bo to
dress him up as a woman . and make
him spend two days in an American
railway coach. The custom of providing 10 x 10 compartments for men to
smoke in and 4x4 closets for women to
drefs in, three at a time, is a regular airbrake on the progress of civilization.
The Chicago, Milwaukee &  St.   Paul
Railway ought to be given   a medal.—
Nonpareil, Council Bluffy Iu., December-
9,1904.      	
Notice of School Bond Sale.
Notice is hereby givon that tho,' trustees
of school district, No. 27 (joint district)
in Sweet Grass and Carbon, counties,
Stato of Montana, will on the/ 21st day
January, 1905 at the hour' of i2 o'clock,
p. m. at tho residenco of I the clerk
of said" district Thomas/ Flanagan,
in the town of Abs&rokee, in
Sweet Grass county, St«te,..of .Montana,
receive sealed proposals and soil coupon
bonds of said school district to tho
amount of 91300, as, authorized by tho
electors of said school district- at an
election duly held according to law on
the 22nd day of December, 1904.
Said bonds will be G per cent 5-15 year
bonds of the denomination of 8100 each,
interest payable semi-annually. Principal and interest payable, in gold coin or
its equivalent, at the office of the county
treasurer of Sweet Grass county in tho
town of Big Timber or at the First
National Bank of New York city.'
No proposals below par will be considered, and the trustees reserve the
right to reject any and all bids and to
sell said bonds at private sale.
Dated at Absarokee, Mont., this 28th
day of December, 1904.
T)y order of the board of; trustees.      1
W. R. Bell. \
Matthew Madison,
Julius Johnson,
Trustees.
Thomas Flanagan,
School clerk of said school district No. 27
First publication Dec. 29.1904.
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